May 13, 2008

Our Lady of Fatima



It has always intrigued me to think that Our Lady chose to appear in a place called Fátima. Fatimah was, of course, the devoted daughter of the prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) and the wife of his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, from whose succession Shia Islam derives.

The apparitions of Fátima have always been associated with the conversion or consecration of Russia and the struggle with communism, but perhaps now, in another historical moment, Our Lady wants to help us overcome our real or imagined conflict with Islam.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:00 AM

    This is a truli inspiring thought, Fr.!

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  2. Don9:42 AM

    Thanks for a great insight. I never knew that at all. I've been thinking about Our Lady a lot in the past several years. I don't often write about her, but she holds a special part of my heart and always will. I love what you have written this week about the Laetare and the Breviary.

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Faithful, or even just thoughtful criticisms are always welcome. Uninformed rudeness to other posters or to the Lord and His Church is not.

I also reserve the right to reject comments promoting things like private revelations and fringe points of view, if it seems to me like they are being presented in a misleading way.

If you raise a disagreement with something I say but I do not respond, please do not feel slighted or insulted, or imagine that this automatically means I disagree or agree with you. It's just that I don't find the comment box to be a constructive medium for certain forms of debate.